Ex-American Idol singer Caleb Flynn convicted of fatally shooting his wife
Prosecutors say the former pastor killed his spouse while having an affair, then claimed a burglar was behind the murder
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Ex-American Idol singer Caleb Flynn convicted of fatally shooting his wife
Prosecutors say the former pastor killed his spouse while having an affair, then claimed a burglar was behind the murder
· Associated Press
5 universities in Hong Kong rank in top 100 in ‘historic’ shift from West to East
University of Hong Kong retains position as city’s highest-ranked institution, at 33rd, in Times Higher Education World University Rankings
· Connor Mycroft
5 universities in Hong Kong rank in top 100 in ‘historic’ shift from West to East
University of Hong Kong retains position as city’s highest-ranked institution, at 33rd, in Times Higher Education World University Rankings
· Connor Mycroft
Jack Smith defends investigations into Trump during tense US Senate hearing
Former Special Counsel Jack Smith has defended his investigations of President Donald Trump in a United States Senate hearing, though Republican lawmakers accused him of abusing his authority.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Monster hurricane barrels toward US with ‘34 trillion gallons of rainfall’ — and what it means for California
Hurricane Polo is barreling towards the US after slamming the Pacific coast of Mexico with powerful winds, torrential rain and pounding surf — with officials warning about possible life-threatening flash flooding.
· Katie Jerkovich
Venezuelan man shot by ICE in Texas is charged with assault
Watch: Bodycam footage shows arrest of DoorDash driver shot by ICE
· Bbcnews
Trump announces vague ‘morally binding’ AI deal among tech CEOs for ‘tremendous self-policing’
US president also issued executive order officially rebranding ‘artificial intelligence’ as ‘superintelligence’
· Nick Robins Early
Venezuelan man shot by ICE officer in Texas is charged with assault
A Venezuelan asylum seeker who was shot in the back by a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Texas is facing a federal assault charge, after prosecutors accused him of striking the officer with his car’s side-view mirror.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Chinese AI tool told researchers how to make bioweapons
Chinese AI developer Moonshot is conducting an internal review after researchers were able to persuade two of its popular Kimi models to tell them how to make biological weapons and carry out assassinations.
· Bbcnews
Man taken to Geraldton hospital as police respond to 'serious incident'
A man in his 30s has been taken to Geraldton Regional Hospital in a serious condition following what police say is a "serious incident" just east of the town in Western Australia's Midwest.
· Callum Liddelow
'Mum sent them £140,000': How to spot the signs a loved one is being scammed
Helen discovered her mum was in the grip of a romance scam - here's how she found out and broke her free.
· Bbcnews
Feds urged to crack down on fake passports, green cards along NYC’s Roosevelt Avenue
Fed-up residents are calling on the Department of Homeland Security to crack down on the illicit sale of fraudulent passports, green cards and Social Security cards along Queens’ notorious Roosevelt Avenue.
· Carl Campanile
Iraq begins high-stakes security balancing act as US troops withdraw
Iraq is set to hold four “Sovereignty Days”, a national holiday marking the complete withdrawal of US troops from the country and underscoring the deep symbolism of the exit after more than two decades of foreign intervention.
· Joseph Stepansky
'I like proving people wrong': The women taking up DIY and plumbing
Jasmine Gurney says her DIY social media posts took off during Covid lockdowns
· Bbcnews
Huel ad banned for suggesting its products could replace all conventional food
Huel is best known for its shakes, which it says are a nutritionally complete meal
· Bbcnews
Household energy bills forecast to see biggest rise in four years
Household energy prices are set to soar in January, with a typical annual bill forecast to jump by £276, figures shared with the BBC reveal.
· Bbcnews
Hochul dodges weighing in on Mamdani’s antisemitism plan
Gov. Kathy Hochul shied away from tough questions about Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s strategic plan to combat antisemitism that critics have knocked for refusing to define the term or recognize Zionism.
· Vaughn Golden, Carl Campanile
NYC charity God’s Love We Deliver receives gift from Global Citizen Festival — after concert was canceled from storm
The powerful nor’easter that pummeled New York over the weekend may have caused havoc — but it also brought some heartwarming news.
· Nicki Gostin
Riverina could soon be home to one of Australia's biggest data centres
An artist's impression of CDC's proposed data centre at Gregadoo near Wagga Wagga. (Supplied: CDC Data Centres )
· Melinda Hayter
Xavier Becerra mocked migrant kids as ‘little Juanitos’, ex-Biden official claims
Xavier Becerra disparaged migrant children as “little Juanitos and Juanitas” while leading the Biden administration’s health department, a former colleague alleges — fueling Democratic insiders’ fears about California’s would-be governor.
· Josh Koehn
[Graphic News] S. Korea ranks 9th in noodle consumption
South Korea ranked ninth globally in consumption of instant noodles, last year, while China remained the world’s largest consumer, with consumption nearly three times that of second-place Indonesia.
· Nam Kyung-don
Iran publishes propaganda letter urging US voters to punish Trump in midterm elections
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps put out a 25-page letter addressed to Americans urging them to oppose President Donald Trump during the upcoming midterm elections.
· Ronny Reyes
Dennis Haskins, from Saved by the Bell, dies at 75
Dennis Haskins was best known for playing principal Richard Belding in Saved by the Bell. (Getty Images via AFP: Rodin Eckenroth)
Committee on Exercise of Inalienable Rights of Palestinian People meets with UN's Guterres
The Bureau of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People held a meeting on Tuesday with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.
· Middleeasteye
Obese rat dies escaping NYC trash can — but locals laud sick scene as high art: ‘It’s sculpture’
Even rodent-weary New Yorkers were deeply moved by the sight of a rat so fat it died after gorging on garbage in Riverside Park — with some comparing the sidewalk scene to high art or “a New York sculpture.”
· Alex Oliveira, Steven Vago
Queensland government department loses $800k in cyber attack
The Customer Services, Open Data and Small and Family Business department is responsible for setting the set cyber security policy and guidance for Queensland's public sector. (Getty Images: Andrew Brookes)
· Sarah Richards
UN extends mandate of Gang Suppression Force in Haiti for six months
The United Nations Security Council has voted to extend the mandate of an international security task force deployed to Haiti to address escalating violence from gangs and other criminal groups.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Morocco’s king appoints El Mansouri as first woman prime minister
Her Authenticity and Modernity Party, which pushes for social modernisation and secular-leaning views, won the recent election
· Reuters
Morocco’s king appoints El Mansouri as first woman prime minister
Her Authenticity and Modernity Party, which pushes for social modernisation and secular-leaning views, won the recent election
· Reuters
City of Melbourne to stop campaigning to change the date of Australia Day
Melbourne's Share the Spirit Festival, which celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, will continue on January 26. (ABC News: Bridget Brennan)
· Melissa Brown
Six Flags shuts down X2 rollercoaster after hundreds allege brain injuries
Six Flags Magic Mountain, an amusement park in California, has announced it will permanently close a popular rollercoaster after hundreds of riders alleged they suffered brain injuries.
· Bbcnews
Smotrich to again increase state fuel subsidies to counter rise in gas prices
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said in an X/Twitter post on Tuesday that he will move to decrease fuel taxes in an attempt to prevent a pending rise in the price of gas.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Somali pirates kill 5 crew members before tanker rescue, state authorities say
Somali pirates killed five crew members of the hijacked MT Honour 25 petroleum products tanker before it was rescued by security forces, Somalia's semi-autonomous state of Puntland said on Tuesday.
· REUTERS
World in pictures, September 30, 2026
Firefighters and medics are evacuating an injured person after a projectile hit a residential building in the city center on September 28, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine. The strike came shortly after separate drone strike on the Academy of Sciences building in Kyiv’s historic centre.Credit:Alex Babenko/Getty Images
· Danie Sprague
U.N. alarmed by reports that Myanmar air strike killed 50
The United Nations expressed alarm on Tuesday at reports that an airstrike by the Myanmar military near the country’s border with Bangladesh had killed 50 people and wounded dozens more, many of them critically.
· No Author
Michael Hudson: Iran, Oil, and Global Depression
We won’t get out of the demise of the Anglo-American empire without a major depression. It was coming anyway, but the Iran war is the last straw. The Iran war is not the whole reason for the attempt to destroy Iran. The larger strategic vision is the imperialist effort to control the world economy […]
Trump is proving that Iran CAN’T control the global oil supply — a win for the world
President Donald Trump’s resolve is paying off, proving the “Iran is stronger now” crowd to be completely wrong.
· Post Editorial Board
Nor’easter leaves Rockaway Beach looking like steep cliffs of Ireland: ‘Almost totally gone’
The weekend’s deadly nor’easter ate away giant chunks of the Rockaway coastline — making the seaside stretch in Queens look more like the steep cliffs of Ireland.
· Kevin Sheehan, Katherine Donlevy
Trump’s ‘morally binding’ artificial intelligence pledge signed by tech leaders — read in full
President Trump released the text of a voluntary accord signed by tech leaders Tuesday, which he described as a “constitution” that will allow for the safe development of artificial intelligence.
· Victor Nava
NATO condemns ‘nuclear rhetoric’ in tense exchange with Russia
NATO condemned Russian nuclear threats after publicly acknowledging a tense exchange with Moscow over its exclave of Kaliningrad.
· No Author
Five bombshell moments from NSW corruption watchdog's marathon inquiry
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US Supreme Court allows Trump to continue third-country deportations
The United States Supreme Court has allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to continue third-country deportations, halting a lower-court ruling that paused such removals over questions of due process.
· Al Jazeera Staff
‘Racist Karen’ makes deranged court appearance after sick video of her abusing father and daughter
Northern California’s ‘racist Karen‘ made a bizarre appearance Tuesday — flashing a huge grin for cameras after allegedly hounding a father and daughter in a viral confrontation.
· Katie Jerkovich
U.K. police find fuel but no explosives at Fairford scene
U.K. counterterror police investigating an incident at an airbase used by the U.S. to launch strikes in Iran said they found fuel but no explosives at the scene.
· Alex Wickham
Hochul has a record-breaking amount of campaign cash in final stretch of NYS election campaign
Gov. Kathy Hochul has a record-breaking amount of campaign cash as she heads into the final stretch of reelection race against Republican Bruce Blakeman.
· Vaughn Golden
Burnham makes high-risk political speech
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'He will be forever 21': Tribute to former UK school pupil killed in Ukraine
Arkadii Petrov was a former pupil of Kirkcudbright Academy
· Bbcnews
Leaving your engine running in Wales could cost you £150
The previous punishment for idling was £20 and had not changed since its introduction in 2003
· Bbcnews
ASX to fall slightly as Australian dollar weakens after RBA rate hike
The ASX is likely to start its day flat, or even slightly lower, after a weak session on Wall Street as government bond yields continued their march towards multi-decade highs.